Boykins V. Onondaga County Et Al

Case Background

On November 12, 2024, Plaintiff Minor C.B., by and through his custodial parent Liza Acquah, filed this action to vindicate his Statutorily and Constitutionally protected Civil Rights. The action is based on Defendant Onondaga County Sheriff’s Office and individual Deputy Sheriffs using excessive and unwarranted force on Plaintiff Minor C.B. during his arrest. The case was heard before the United States District Court for New York Northern District, Syracuse. It was assigned to Senior Judge Frederick J. Scullin, Jr and referred to Magistrate Judge Mitchell J. Katz. [Case number: 5:21cv1227]

Cause

On or around Wednesday, November 11, 2020, Defendants Laura Collins, David Martin, Shawn House, Thomas Brennan, and several Doe officers responded to a traffic incident involving minor C.B. on County Route 48 in Lysander, New York. When they arrived, minor C.B. was sitting in his mother’s vehicle, hands raised, dome light on, and the vehicle in park. Upon arrival, the Defendants forcibly opened the driver’s door and shouted obscenities at minor C.B. They then roughly seized his arms, threw him to the ground, and shouted expletives. During this forceful arrest, they strangled, kicked, and kneed minor C.B., while continuing to hurl insults. They violently handcuffed him, lifted him by the handcuffs, and body-slammed him onto the ground and against the vehicle. The defendants excessively and brutally beat minor C.B. Throughout the arrest, minor C.B. repeatedly apologized and begged for mercy, pleading, “Please don’t kill me.” The Doe Officers responded with expletives and obscene language. At the police station, defendants Laura Collins, David Martin, Shawn House, Thomas Brennan, and the Doe officers continued to insult minor C.B., using profane language. Despite his visible injuries, they refused to provide him with medical care. When Minor C.B.’s mother arrived at the police station, the officers did not inform her about the excessive force they had used against her son or that they had pointed guns at him.

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